The following restaurants are hosting Easter meals:
— Cafe Trio Downtown, 680 S. 900 East, is adding a honey-baked pork loin panini and lamb bourguignon with truffle mash to its usual brunch menu of French toast, salmon hash, eggs Italiano and a variety of salads, sandwiches and pastas. The Sunday evening dinner special is halibut with potato galette. (533-8546)
— Cafe Trio Cottonwood, 6405 S. 3000 East, is adding a roast leg of lamb panini and a goat cheese quiche to the regular Trio brunch menu. The Sunday evening dinner special is grilled lamb T-bones. Reservations for 10 or more accepted (944-8746).
— Vienna Bistro, 132 S. Main, will serve brunch from 10 a.m-2 p.m. Sunday, which includes pastries, fruit salad,a choice of eggs Benedict, sheared eggs, ham and cheese omelet or roast leg of lamb with spaetzle, $25 (322-0334 or frody@viennabistro.com).
— Log Haven, Millcreek Canyon, will offer a three-course Easter menu from 11:30 a.m.—6 p.m. Sunday. Entree choices are roasted leg of lamb with potato confit and grilled asparagus; seared chicken breast with spicy couscous; and flatiron steak with goat cheese tamale, $30 per person (272-8255).
— Tuscany, 2832 E. 6200 South, is serving an Italian-inspired Easter buffet from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., which includes roast turkey, baked ham, roast beef, vegetable quiche, hot pasta, custom omelets, eggs Benedict, hash browns, salads, fresh fruits and other breakfast items; $26.95 for adults, $13.50 for children 12 and under. A dinner menu will be served from 5-8:30 p.m. (277-9919 or www.tuscanyslc.com).
— Blue Boar Inn & Restaurant, Midway, is hosting a five-course brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ten entrees, including sirloin steak and eggs, cider-brined pork loin and sherried crab and asparagus Benedict, will be offered, ranging from $20-$30 per person (888-650-1400 or theblueboarinn.com).
Metropolitan, 173 W. 300 South, won its sixth consecutive AAA Four Diamond Award, which recognizes restaurants, resorts and hotels that meet AAA's standards of service and quality. Each year AAA inspects more than 50,000 establishments throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Fewer than 4 percent of the restaurants receive a Four Diamond Award.
The Utah Baker's Dozen is sponsoring an "Everything Chocolate" event April 24 from 3-6 p.m. at Silver Lake Lodge in upper Deer Valley Resort. The seminar will be taught by Raymond Lammers, executive pastry chef at Stein Ericksen Lodge and silver medal winner of the 2005 Amoretti National Pastry Team Competition. Cost is $10 for current Utah Baker's Dozen members and $20 for nonmembers. The Utah Baker's Dozen provides a support group for professional pastry chefs and serious home bakers. For membership information, contact Angel Manfredini, 550-1535 or Letty Flatt, 435-649-4555.
Dr. Will Clower, author of "The Fat Fallacy" and "The French Don't Diet," will lecture and sign books at two Wild Oats locations on April 19. He will be at 6930 S. Highland Drive at noon, and at 645 E. 400 South at 6:30 p.m.
LaSalsa restaurants are raising funds for the Dream Foundation from now through May 5. A portion of the sales of LaSalsa's Grande Trays will be donated to the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit group that fulfills the final wishes of terminally ill adults. The Grande Trays contain taquitos or burritos, with salad, rice, beans, fresh chips and salsa, ranging in price from $19.95 to $34.95 (www.lasalsa.com or dreamfoundation.org).
E-mail: vphillips@desnews.com